… Come visit the Nature Play Garden to roll down the hills, splash in the runnel, and hide in the log tunnels. Join us for facilitated multi-sensory activities and exploration. Children and caregivers can engage in … books and play at Family Drop-In Activity sites and earn prizes! For details and to sign up, visit the Lenhardt Library in the Regenstein Center. Children of all ages are welcome to …
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… its Regenstein Learning Campus , including the Learning Center and the Nature Play Garden. The 26,700-square-foot Learning Center—the heart of the Campus—is a hub for plant-based community and civic engagement, intergenerational learning, hands-on coursework, … The Learning Center enables the Chicago Botanic Garden to significantly expand programs for early childhood education and to train a wide audience of early childhood caregivers and …
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… from the brink of extinction? The answer might be found in zoo animals. That’s the inspiration for Chicago Botanic Garden scientist Jeremie Fant’s latest research. Fant, a molecular ecologist and plant genetics guru, is working with other … Fant, and the rest of the Garden’s conservation scientists are doing, check out the latest news here . …
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… The Chicago Botanic Garden is on #TitanWatch. That’s right: if you visit the Garden’s Semitropical Greenhouse, you will see Sprout , the latest corpse flower from the Garden’s collection of 13 titan arums to begin a bloom cycle. Our … bloom. Follow the progress of #CBGSprout on our corpse flower webcam and check our website for updates . We learned a lot about corpse flowers in the last few months, and in the …
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… abundant white flowers and fruit that starts out pink and matures to blue; it is one of the latest viburnums to bloom. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well … home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
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… Description: This tundra nester only visits the Garden in late fall through early spring. Look for it foraging for seeds on the surface of the snow in the Dixon Prairie. …
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… There are many definitions for the word “zen.” It’s been described as “a state of calm attentiveness in which one's actions … Kuck, in her 1935 book “100 Gardens of Kyoto.” By the 1950s, the term became popular as a way for Westerners and Europeans to describe the minimalistic rock-and-sand gardens found at Zen … mean you can meditate in your own outdoor space, whether it’s a garden, balcony or deck. Or, visit the Garden and enjoy a little relaxation and meditation on a quiet bench. Pick a spot and …
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… In the Chicago area, record-breaking weather was recorded in 2016 and 2017: For the first time in 146 years, the National Weather Service documented no measurable snowfall … by those in northern climes (ourselves included!), they may cause problems later in the year, for both natural and agricultural systems. In natural areas, we might experience more … Image Library [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Virginia bluebells ( Mertensia virginica ) Visit Budburst and create an account and you’re ready to go. Once you’ve created an account, you …
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… fish. Several municipalities have banned the use of phosphorus-containing fertilizers for turf or lawn areas. These laws are designed to protect local water quality in lakes, streams, … a ban are required to alert customers about the prohibition of phosphorus in fertilizers for lawn and turf by posting a sign where fertilizers are sold. …
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… would you choose and why? I would use the scallop pattern as the tile in my bathroom, going for a mermaid theme. Something fun, beautiful, and iridescent. Bio: Jamie Berlin is the horticulturist that cares for the Lavin Evaluation Garden and Green Roof Gardens at the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant … since 2013 and loves being out in nature every day. In her free time, she enjoys road trips to visit national parks. …
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